Early Second-Half Spurt Carries Scranton Over Smith

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The University of Scranton scored five straight goals to open the second half to break away from a 7-5 halftime lead en route to a 16-9 victory over Smith College (Mass.) Thursday afternoon.

Tied 5-5 with three minutes remaining before intermission, the Royals took the lead for good on a goal by Pryor on a play set up by Pickell and extended their lead to two by halftime on a goal by first-year midfielder Leslie Connelly (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) off of an assist by first-year midfielder Jaclyn Calabrese (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East).

Sacramone scored back-to-back goals to spark a 5-0 rally in the opening eight minutes of the second half as Scranton stretched its lead to 12-5. Smith College got no closer than five points the rest of the way.